Water Mill Primary School
Community school in Birmingham, Birmingham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 205 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 42.90% |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Address | Water Mill Close, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6TS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.watermill.bham.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01214647769 |
| URN | 103326 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 12 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 May 2022, published 11 July 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Tiverton Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Peters CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Paganel Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Harborne Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Jervoise School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.